Correct, Sharpe makes me laugh, he is very much a confidence player and at one point last night he fancied himself as a prop! type of kid you would want at a party for the entertainment

Quality thread.

Mebbe he's missing Uncle Rich?

Why the sarcasm about FC posters discussing/debating the form of one of the FC players ?

Maybe you should lock it if it doesn't suit your tastes, you normally do!

Bless. I was referring to the OP's ridiculous premise, but you go ahead and take offence where none was intend. As usual.

The kid has had 3 years of back to back rugby and very short off seasons.I also feel hes a lot better when the suns out.

Give the lad a break.

Im sure when he dropped that ball last night , he was thinking of what time his flight to oz is, really !!!!

Well seeing he cost us another try due to a kick to the corner AGAIN and he has not been his usual self this season i think the thread is justified as he seems to be exempt from critisim....mind you,its amazing what you can see at a game.

Understand all that Karl but he keeps doing the same mistake over and over.Just doesnt seem at the races and he did question the removal of Agar.

The thing that is sticking out for me is the lack of penalties he is getting which should be awarded to him. Whenever he takes a run you have hands on the ball, laying on etc but for some unknown reason they dont get given like they have done in the past.

Deary me. I've seen every game we've played this season, in detail, several times. He's not in great form. It happens. Blaming it on his mind being on Oz, however, is ridiculous.

I realise you have a bee in you bonnet about Briscoe being exempt from criticism but you're missing the mark by some distance aiming that one at me. I've regularly criticised him for his defensive issues just for straters.

What a load of old crap. Build 'em up then knock 'em down, eh?

He's not in the best of form defensively but he's still scored six tries in eight games.

I don't think he's as good as some are making out. The hype and expectation make that worse. He looks to be lacking in confidence a bit as well. None of which is surprising at his age and stage of development but to be the great that many believe he will become he's going to have to deal with these things pretty quickly because the pressure is only going to grow. Hopefully Gentle can get the best out of him.

I completely disagree that he is 'disinterested' I sit in the East and right in front of me the physio asked him 2/3 times last night if he was fit enough to carry on, or if he wanted to go off, and Tom was adament he wanted to carry on and help the team out.

a player thinking of the next flight to Aus would have been straight down the tunnel and into the showers.

I also think that he isn't as involved in games because our attacking play is now more varied and we use both sides of the pitch to attack. Whereas for the last 4 years our one set move has been top give it to Manu, Yeaman and Briscoe and hope for the best.

everyone's allowed there opinion.. and thats mine right now.. he's way off his normal self. yes stil scoring tries which good for him.. but he's way off the briscoe were used to seeing..

Would have been a good place to end the thread.

He was absolutely smashed onto the deck in a tackle where he was a gnats c0ck from being lifted above the horizontal and it shook him up. Pity some of the people suggesting he is feigning injury couldn't try it out just to see.